Get, Slate, Go - I

This is a sort of second coming that ageing film-stars and out-of-work models would long for. The tablet was an all-but-dead product category, one that never really got off the ground sales-wise, despite the big push from Microsoft way back in 2002. But with the iPad, Apple's wiped the slate clean, opening up the flood gates for a slew of contenders that promise to revitalize an almost obsolete form factor, or to say, completely change the way we interact with our computers. Here's a small peek at what on the cards in 2010.

HP Slate :Squint a little, and you could easily confuse the HP Slate with the Apple iPad. With a similar sleek profile and a large 8.9 inch capacitive display, it almost is. But it runs on the touch-enabled Windows 7 platform. Along with the netbook specs, it supports Flash and has got multi-tasking capabilities which the iPad lacks. It also packs in 2 built-in cameras (front and back) along with video recording. Looks like HP has all he iPad's bases covered, and then some more.

Notion Ink Adam :Here's one from my country, India. Notion Ink, a small Indian start-up is talking big with the Adam. This Android based slate not only boasts of a sleek design, but also of the 1 GHz Nvidia Tegra 2 chip that acts both as a chip and a graphics card, allowing you to playback videos at 1080p on the 10 onch display. The real genius is he Pixel Qi screen which can switch from backlit LCD mode for web browsing to a low-power electrophoretic reflective mode for power saving (16 hours) and becomes easier on the eyes.

Fusion Garage JooJoo :
This is from the Singapore-based Fusion garage. Other than iPad, JooJoo is the only other slate that is commercially available at the moment. With a 12 inch screen this Intel Atom/Nvidia ion powered tablet promises full Flash HD and a decent interface over the custom Linux platform. But it misses out in many things - No Apps, no multi-tasking, no e-books and a 5 hour battery life.

Sunday, January 4, 2009

Another 8 mega pixel camera phone, and this time it is from the stable of Sony Ericsson.After the 8 MP Samsung INNOV8, Sony Ericsson has launched the C905 Cyber-shot (codenamed Shiho)with an 8 megapixel shooter.The Sony Ericsson C905 Cyber-shot packs auto focus, face detection, image stabilization and both a xenon and a photo flash (for video), as well as a nice new feature called Smart Contrast.The C905 photos can be geotagged thanks to the built-in GPS receiver. The accelerometer will rotate the screen automatically when you go through your camera album.

The Sony Ericsson C905 Cyber-shot is somewhere in the line of 104 x 49 x 18 (or 19.5) millimetres and weighs good 136 grams. It'll be available in Copper Gold, Ice Silver & Night Black.

It's also got a TV-out port for watching your images on the TV.The Sony Ericsson C905 is also armed with a 2.4-inch QVGA TFT display with scratch-resistant mineral glass cover. It's the first Sony Ericsson feature phone to feature Wi-Fi support - and there's even more. The Wi-Fi feature supports DLNA, which is basically a wireless media sharing protocol that runs on top of Wi-Fi.

It has got a 2 GB Memory Stick Micro M2.Connectivity wise, it comes in three variants, two with full support for UMTS and HSDPA. The battery is good for 380 hours of standby or 9 hours of talk on GSM networks, or 360 hours of standby or 4 hours of talk on 3G networks.

Even though it is a camera phone, the music quality does not disappoint.Sound quality is good like all other SE products.So this is not a bad buy for people looking for a good multimedia phone.Priced at about Rs. 30000, it will give a tough fight to the Nokia N96.

Behind This Blog

A college student, studying Computer Applications. I love gadgets and am fascinated by the progress of modern technology. Just trying to share some of the things I get to know.You can also get to see me as "Titan" in the blogosphere.